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single family and townhorne construction in the past few years, including Owasso Hills move-up single family and townhome units, Southwinds Townhomes,Rose Villa Townhomes,Rose Town Ridge Townhomes and Concordia Townhomes. A senior housing study completed in 1998 (HealthPlanning and Management Resources, Inc.)illustrated that the City has over 1,100 senior housing units and nearly 700 nursing home units. There is a need in the community for over 125 moderately priced units for seniors on fixed incomes. A 1998 survey of Roseville residents(Decision Resources, Ltd.) found that residents are very satisfied with the quality of life in the community;that the median length of residency was over 13 years and the median adult age was 50.2 years,with 41 pecent of the adults being over the age of 54. Median household income in the community was reported as $46,850. Hones are owned by 76%of the residents,with the median value reported at$127,500. 12 Site The City of Roseville owns an 8 acre site at southeast earner of Lexington Avenue and County Road"B", The site was formerly occupied by the Lexington Elementary School. The school facility was removed in the early 1990's. The site currently has no buildings. The City of Roseville acquired the property and is using the site as open space and a neighborhood park..It is the city's goal to maintain approximately b acres of park and open space on the site which would leave approximately 2 acres available for a partnership of private and public development., Access to the site is currently provided by driveways into the site on Lexington Avenue and on County Rad"B". The topography of the site is flat. There are some mature trees located on the edges of the site. Ther are no wetlands currently on the site.New development will have to retain surface water on the site and release it at the same mte as pr+edevelopment conditions. Lexington Avenue is a 3 lane county road runaing along the east side of the site. The tic count on Lexington Avenue is over 16,000 grips per day. Along the north side of the site is the 3 lane Ramsey County Road C1311,which has approximately 14,000 trips per day. 33 Comprehensive Plan Designation The city's comprehensive plan designates the site for business,high density residential, and neighborhood park. It is possible that a new development plan may include a planned unit development ). Such a PUD could include a mix of public uses,serni- public uses,educational uses,limited retail that complements the park and/or some housing types including multi story aparrnents and townhouses. Housing units could be owned or rental,market rate or subsidized, and senior or family housing or any combination thereof.